Hi hi FP,
I'm quite new, this is my first thread.
I joined this nice forum because I've heard alot of good things about it.
My current pc is from 2006, and I've been keeping alot of money on the side.
The old graphics card of this one died, so I bought a 680 GTX EVGA Classified not to long ago.
For the rest, I have 1750 euros over.
Could anyone help me out, with a build?
It will mostly be used for Rome II and Arma III, for the rest I just want a really smooth computer,
That I'll be able to upgrade along the years.
I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thank you!
You don't need to spend that much.
[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1m9YC[/url]
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Arctic Alumina Premium Ceramic Polysynthetic 1.75g Thermal Paste ($3.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($177.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro M 700W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($135.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $622.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-29 22:43 EDT-0400)
Case and HDD left blank for your own picking pleasure.
You could pop a 256GB 840 Pro on there too and stay within budget, and that'd really get you a smooth PC.
I would get a better power supply. You can get something 80 plus gold and still remain well in your budget. Maybe this: [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750bbefx[/url] or this: [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cmpsu750hx[/url]
I've always had a good run with Cooler Master, XFX as well.
[QUOTE=draugur;41643744]You don't need to spend that much.
[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1m9YC[/url]
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Arctic Alumina Premium Ceramic Polysynthetic 1.75g Thermal Paste ($3.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($177.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro M 700W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($135.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $622.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-29 22:43 EDT-0400)
Case and HDD left blank for your own picking pleasure.[/QUOTE]
I know I don't have to spend that much, but I would like to, it's spare money I've been keeping away for years, not like it's all the money on my bank account, that'd be silly.
Well if you want to spend ridiculous amounts of money, you can always go LGA 2011, but the i5-4670k is the best processor you can get for gaming short of that.
If you REALLY want to go crazy then, water cooling, i7, gtx 790, gigabyte g.1 sniper mobo. Then use whatever's left to upgrade to broadwell when it is released.
[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1mmjJ]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1mmjJ/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1mmjJ/benchmarks/]Benchmarks[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80619i73930k]Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor[/url] ($499.99 @ Microcenter)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h80i]Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/url] ($74.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-p9x79]Asus P9X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard[/url] ($239.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml16gx3m4a1866c9b]Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] ($150.68 @ TigerDirect)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7pd256bw]Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk[/url] ($214.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2002faex]Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($155.99 @ Amazon)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4bl]Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cmpsu750hx]Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply[/url] ($109.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Total:[/b] $1536.61
[i](Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)[/i]
[i](Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-30 14:37 EDT-0400)[/i]
here is something that eats up all your money
(well almost i doubt he needs 32gb of ram though)
[QUOTE=draugur;41650074]If you REALLY want to go crazy then, water cooling, i7, gtx 790, gigabyte g.1 sniper mobo. Then use whatever's left to upgrade to broadwell when it is released.[/QUOTE]
790 isn't out yet, if it will be made at all.
[QUOTE=flayne;41650606]790 isn't out yet, if it will be made at all.[/QUOTE]
780 or a titan then, I actually didn't notice the 790 wasn't released. Either way.
The 780 is an amazing card but if OP is gaming at 1920x1080 the single 680 should be fine.
[QUOTE=rhx123;41657125]The 780 is an amazing card but if OP is gaming at 1920x1080 the single 680 should be fine.[/QUOTE]
This guy isn't going to practical here, he wants to just blow money for the hell of it.
[QUOTE=draugur;41660498]This guy isn't going to practical here, he wants to just blow money for the hell of it.[/QUOTE]
Hhhhh.
How would you know? Even though I do enjoy wasting money, and have done it before, a pc is an investment, so I'm quite dedicated to making it quite good. I've been waiting about two years, everybody tells me I have to wait for the next generation to come out, and so I did. That's how I got about 2100 euros in my pocket, and that's why I want to spend it all.
[QUOTE=None;41661382]Hhhhh.
How would you know? Even though I do enjoy wasting money, and have done it before, a pc is an investment, so I'm quite dedicated to making it quite good. I've been waiting about two years, everybody tells me I have to wait for the next generation to come out, and so I did. That's how I got about 2100 euros in my pocket, and that's why I want to spend it all.[/QUOTE]
Waiting for the next generation to come out wasn't really necessary if you want to go so high end, as enthusiast platforms (which haswell is not) don't get updated often because the demand wouldn't be high enough. Either way, if you want to go that route, the thing that's going to help you in gaming most is a better graphics card rather than getting a 2011 processor, but the choice is still yours (and the 680 is still an excellently performing card). Either way you're going to be more than maxed out in most cases with this build.
Why not get the GTX 770? It's faster and yet the same cost of a GTX 680.
[QUOTE=iAmaNewb;41671471]Why not get the GTX 770? It's faster and yet the same cost of a GTX 680.[/QUOTE]
Because I already have one when 7xx wasn't out yet.
Update:
My friend and I build a little setup for my pc, could anyone confirm if it is good or not?
Samsung 840 Series - 120gb SSD
Cooler Master HAF X
Corsair Enthuisiast Series Modular TX750M
Intel i7 4770k
MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX
Corsair vengeance 2x4gb RAM
2TB HDD
2 x Asus GTX 770 DC2 OC graphics cards
[QUOTE=None;41712830]Update:
My friend and I build a little setup for my pc, could anyone confirm if it is good or not?
Samsung 840 Series - 120gb SSD
Cooler Master HAF X
Corsair Enthuisiast Series Modular TX750M
Intel i7 4770k
MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX
Corsair vengeance 2x4gb RAM
2TB HDD
2 x Asus GTX 770 DC2 OC graphics cards[/QUOTE]
That's absolutely fantastic.
[QUOTE=flayne;41712855]That's absolutely fantastic.[/QUOTE]
Are you serious, or being sarcastic? I'm sorry I can't really see the difference.
Thanks for contributing and giving your meaning though
[QUOTE=None;41712952]Are you serious, or being sarcastic? I'm sorry I can't really see the difference.
Thanks for contributing and giving your meaning though[/QUOTE]
I'm serious, that's a great gaming computer.
Why not just get a solid single gpu like a gtx 780? SLI tends to get tricky in a lot of situations (vsync issues, stutters, compatibility, scaling, etc).
Granted its not like all those things happen all the time with every game, but you must come to understand what can and cant run very well with sli.
This is coming from personal experience with SLI 570's.
[QUOTE=Gammashack;41713153]Why not just get a solid single gpu like a gtx 780? SLI tends to get tricky in a lot of situations (vsync issues, stutters, compatibility, scaling, etc).
Granted its not like all those things happen all the time with every game, but you must come to understand what can and cant run very well with sli.
This is coming from personal experience with SLI 570's.[/QUOTE]
One good card is better than two slightly worse cards, definitely. Not to mention you have room to SLI that even better card later. That being said, the 770 is certainly a solid card. My choice between 2x 770 vs 1x 780 I think would be the 780.
[editline]4th August 2013[/editline]
Also I would get this: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125463[/url] or [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130919[/url] instead of that ASUS card.
[QUOTE=flayne;41713261]One good card is better than two slightly worse cards, definitely. Not to mention you have room to SLI that even better card later. That being said, the 770 is certainly a solid card. My choice between 2x 770 vs 1x 780 I think would be the 780.
[editline]4th August 2013[/editline]
Also I would get this: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125463[/url] or [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130919[/url] instead of that ASUS card.[/QUOTE]
Thanks dudes, apperciate the help!
If I would be to get a 780, which one should I get?
[QUOTE=None;41712830]Update:
My friend and I build a little setup for my pc, could anyone confirm if it is good or not?
Samsung 840 Series - 120gb SSD
Cooler Master HAF X
Corsair Enthuisiast Series Modular TX750M
Intel i7 4770k
MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX
Corsair vengeance 2x4gb RAM
2TB HDD
2 x Asus GTX 770 DC2 OC graphics cards[/QUOTE]
Considering the i7, I assume you're going to do some editing? or maybe just streaming, anyways. For editing purposes I would get 16gb.
[QUOTE=None;41713371]Thanks dudes, apperciate the help!
If I would be to get a 780, which one should I get?[/QUOTE]
My recommendation is: [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-03gp42784kr[/url]
So, you wanted to blow some $$?
[url]http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1oOcX[/url]
Optical drive includes blueray write/read.
The two velociraptors should ideally be put into RAID to increase their performance and make it overall a very speedy machine. The 64GB SSD is for caching, which will make your performance even smoother for all of your commonly used programs. I cannot recommend overclocking the RAM because most of intel's new CPUs aren't very tolerant of voltages above 1.5V.
I'm assuming you're still going to be using your 680 for your GPU, but I honestly think you should try to sell it and get a 780, or save up for a better GPU in the future, but for now it should suffice well enough until you can work something better out, this build should last a while.
AMD is now selling Radeon HD 7990 for just 699$
Latest 13.8 drivers fix most Crossfire issues, support up to 1440p resolution single monitor DX10/11 games.
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